“This was one of the best days ever! Some kids came in wearing space helmets, which they’d made themselves.

“The museum erupted with cheers during the countdown and everyone knew at that moment, history was being made.”

Children watched the live broadcast of the rocket launch, before enjoying a jam-packed afternoon of interactive activities, designed to teach them about life on the International Space Station and the fascinating science behind human space flight.

There was a chance to get hands-on with Lego rover robots, led by robotics specialists from the University of Liverpool, and to watch live experiments to discover how science makes human space flight possible.

Children could also take inspiration from Tim Peake and learn how to ‘train like an astronaut’ with help from Liverpool John Moores University’s expert sports scientists.

Professor Andrew Newsam from the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University closed the day’s events with a talk revealing how modern technology is opening up a view of the Cosmos on a scale that astronomers would never have believed possible, just a couple of generations ago!

Excitement for the launch has been building here at World Museum for several months, after we were selected as one of 20 centres from across the UK to host the Destination Space education programme. It’s proven to be a big hit so far – more than 11,000 people have taken part in our events!

We hope that the day inspired lots of young minds to think about ways in which they might become involved in the space industry in the future. It’s estimated that the UK will have 100,000 extra jobs in the Space Sector by 2030 so there really is a role for everybody out there!

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